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GALLERY: A look at MLB stars that have played baseball at Dickey-Stephens Park

Written By June 23, 2025 Add Comment

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Since CHI St. Vincent Field at Dickey-Stephens Park (DSP) first opened in 2007, future MLB stars like Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, George Kirby and Mike Trout have played there for the hometown Arkansas Travelers.

Travs fans have also gotten to watch several future All-Stars, World Series winners and potential Hall of Famers emerge from the visiting team’s dugout.

Prior to the start of the 2025 season, MLB.com released a ranking of the 100 best players in the game. More than 20 players on that list, including two of the top 10, have played at least one game with or against the Travs in North Little Rock.

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger celebrates his two-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning in Game 1 of the baseball World Series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Tommy Edman makes contact with the ball during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández gestures after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals in Los Angeles, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Max Muncy celebrates a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning in Game 5 of the baseball World Series Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Several of the leaders in votes for this season’s All-Star Game have played in central Arkansas on their way to “the show” including some with World Series rings courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Though Cody Bellinger currently plays for the Yankees, he and current Dodgers catcher Will Smith each played at DSP with the Tulsa Drillers, they also won a World Series together in 2020. Current Dodgers potential all-stars Teoscar Hernández, Tommy Edman and Max Muncy have played in North Little Rock as well.

Texas Rangers

  • Texas Rangers' Will Smith stands with the team as he hoists the Commissioner's Trophy during a World Series baseball championship celebration, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. The parade comes two days after the Rangers wrapped up the World Series with a 5-0 win on the road against the Arizona Diamondbacks.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • Texas Rangers' Josh Jung is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on a double by Jonah Heim during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
  • Texas Rangers' Leody Taveras (3) is congratulated by Josh Jung after scoring on a double by Ezequiel Duran during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
  • Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim, right, celebrates his home run with Adolis García (53) in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
  • Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Another MLB player named Will Smith, this one a pitcher, played at DSP during his time in the minors as a member of the Arkansas Travelers. He also won three World Series rings in a row with three different teams, including one with the 2023 Texas Rangers.

Other members of the World Series-winning Rangers that have played at DSP during their careers include Adolis Garcia with the Springfield Cardinals and Jonah Heim with the Midland RockHounds. Leody Taveras and Josh Jung also played at the stadium with the Rangers’ Double-A affiliate Frisco RoughRiders.

San Diego Padres

  • San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill, left, celebrates with right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. after Merrill's catch on a fly ball by Los Angeles Dodgers' Enrique Hernández during the sixth inning in Game 2 of a baseball NL Division Series, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
  • San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., center, celebrates with Jackson Merrill (3) after they both scored on a two-run double hit by Xander Bogaerts off of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, right, during the third inning in Game 1 of baseball's NL Division Series, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  • San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr., center, is doused by teammate center fielder Jackson Merrill, left, after hitting a game-winning two-run home run to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 in a baseball game Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
  • San Diego Padres' Jackson Merrill reacts after striking out against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
  • San Diego Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates his game-winning two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Two stars in the San Diego Padres outfield that also patrolled the outfield at DSP with the San Antonio Missions in their careers are Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill.

Tatis played against the Travs to start the 2018 season before getting called up. In August of 2023, Jackson Merrill played a series at DSP and even hit a home run.

Assorted All-Stars

  • Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. runs the bases after hitting a home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Friday, June 20, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Tony Ding)
  • Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll celebrates his home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez runs the bases after hitting a home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Jose Altuve also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  • Texas Rangers' Corey Seager hits a home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
  • Chicago Cubs' Kyle Tucker (30) runs the bases after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
  • Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman watches a hit against the Baltimore Orioles during the first baseball game of a doubleheader Friday, May 23, 2025, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Other players that could be at the next All-Star Game that have spent time at the ballpark in North Little Rock include MLB.com’s number three player Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals and number seven Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros.

Kyle Tucker of the Chicago Cubs, Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers, Alex Bregman currently of the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks slugger Corbin Carroll also spent time at DSP during the early part of their careers.

A list of some current MLB players that have played for or against the Arkansas Travelers in North Little Rock since 2007:

  • Bobby Witt Jr. – Northwest Arkansas Natural/Kansas City Royals
  • Yordan Alvarez – Corpus Christi Hooks/Houston Astros
  • Kyle Tucker – Corpus Christi Hooks/Chicago Cubs 
  • Corey Seager – Tulsa Drillers/Texas Rangers 
  • Fernando Tatis Jr. – San Antonio Missions/San Diego Padres
  • Julio Rodríguez – Arkansas Travelers/Seattle Mariners
  • Jackson Merrill – San Antonio Missions/San Diego Padres
  • Corbin Carroll – Amarillo Sod Poodles/Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Matt Olson – Midland RockHounds/Atlanta Braves
  • Alex Bregman – Corpus Christi Hooks/ Boston Red Sox 
  • Matt Chapman – Midland RockHounds/San Francisco Giants 
  • Mike Trout – Arkansas Travelers/Los Angeles Angels
  • Framber Valdez – Corpus Christi Hooks/Houston Astros
  • Logan Gilbert – Arkansas Travelers/Seattle Mariners
  • Teoscar Hernández – Corpus Christi Hooks/Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Emmanuel Clase – Frisco RoughRiders/Cleveland Guardians
  • Cal Raleigh – Arkansas Travelers/Seattle Mariners
  • Will Smith – Tulsa Drillers/Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Cody Bellinger – Tulsa Drillers/Los Angeles Dodgers
  • George Kirby – Arkansas Travelers/Seattle Mariners
  • Zac Gallen – Springfield Cardinals/Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Bryce Miller – Arkansas Travelers/Seattle Mariners
  • Lawrence Butler – Midland RockHounds/Athletics
  • Masyn Winn – Springfield Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals
  • Lars Nootbaar - Springfield Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals
  • Randy Arozarena - Springfield Cardinals/Seattle Mariners
  • Alex Verdugo - Tulsa Drillers/Atlanta Braves

To learn more about the Arkansas Travelers or CHI St. Vincent Field at Dickey-Stephens Park, visit Travs.com. If you want to vote for your favorite player to be in the 2025 All-Star Game, visit MLB.com/vote.



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